Exclusive World of Warcraft Cover Debut

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Straight from Blizzard and DC Comics!

By Richard George

This past July, DC Comics announced it had acquired the license to create an ongoing World of Warcraft comic book series based on Blizzard's MMORPG of the same name. With covers and a few basic details released, fans have been wondering when they'd see more of the universe. Today IGN is able to share with you the cover to the second issue, drawn by none other than Samwise Didier, Blizzard's Art Director.

For those not familiar with the series, allow us to explain. Legendary comic book writer Walt Simonson will be handling the scripts while former JLA team Ludo Lullabi and Sandra Hope will manage the artwork. Each issue will be released with two different covers, one by former X-Men artist Jim Lee and the other by Didier. The first issue is set to debut November 14. DC is also readying various waves of Warcraft action figures for shipment this Fall. IGN will have more on both the comics and the collectibles in the near future.

Here is how DC describes the basic premise of the World of Warcraft comic book: "A human is found unconscious on the shores of Kalimdor, with no memory of who he is or how he arrived there. Enslaved by the Orc Shaman Rehgar Earthfury, this man must fight for survival against members of both the Alliance and the Horde, striking uneasy relationships with other races in his quest to find the secrets of his past!"

And just to help you out even further, here is DC's text for the second issue, which ships December 19: "Now battle-tested, Rehgar's gladiators head to Dire Maul where they will square off against the reigning champions, the Gor'Dok Ogres! The mysterious fighter begins to unravel his past, but lucky for him and his unlikely elvish allies, he doesn't need his memories to fight to the death!"